 Text-Based Writing Across Disciplines: Writing for Publication Now Available!
Text-Based Writing Across Disciplines now includes Writing for Publication resources that engage students in responding to a variety of texts as disciplinary experts do. This final installment completes the series that provided sample text-based writing tasks in Writing to Learn (released October 2022) and Writing to Demonstrate Learning (released March 2023).
This third and final release continues to support implementation of the Kentucky Academic Standards for Reading and Writing beyond reading and writing classrooms, building on the ideas presented in the first release to show how reading and writing fit authentically into content areas. Writing for Publication is defined in the introduction, and samples of Writing for Publication have been added for:
- Reading and writing;
- Mathematics;
- Social studies;
- Science; and
- Visual/performing arts.
The Writing for Publication resources can be found on the Text-Based Writing Across Disciplines webpage.
For questions about this resource, please contact ELATeam@education.ky.gov.
Applications Due Today - Adolescent Literacy Professional Learning: Developing Skilled Middle and High School Readers Cohort
Early literacy in Kentucky continues to transform with the implementation of the Read to Succeed Act (Senate Bill 9, 2022), the establishment of the Kentucky Reading Academies and use of structured literacy practices. This professional learning opportunity for grades 6-12 teachers, coaches and administrators shares how structured literacy principles can positively impact middle and high school reading and writing instruction.
Join the Kentucky Department of Education's literacy consultants for a free professional learning series built around the following topics:
Final dates and times will be determined based on participant availability.
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Session 1: Week of Nov. 13 – How Do We Learn to Read? Exploring Theoretical Frameworks for Reading Development
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Session 2: Week of Dec. 11 – Decoding Multisyllabic Words within Complex, Grade-Level Texts
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Session 3: Week of Jan. 22 – Fluency Building within Complex, Grade-Level Texts
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Session 4: Week of Feb. 19 – Vocabulary and Knowledge Building Essentials
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Session 5: Week of March 22 – Comprehension as Both Process and Product
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Session 6: Week of April 15 – Connecting Skilled Reading to Skilled Writing
Selected participants will engage in six online, synchronous monthly learning sessions with asynchronous readings and opportunities to practice skills with students. Each session will conclude with opportunities to connect learning to classroom practices.
See the Developing Skilled Middle and High School Readers Cohort application to apply. Interested applicants should apply no later than Oct. 25.
The first 50 applicants will receive a free color copy of the Institute of Education Sciences' Providing Reading Interventions for Students in Grades 4-9, a free research-based resource to support middle and high school readers.
For more information, please contact Kristen Tinch.
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